Elend is a project created by multi-instrumentalists Iskandar Hasnawi and Renaud Tschirner, performing his music in the direction of dark Gothic neoclassicism (typical for the first albums of the Officium Tenebrarum trilogy) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] .
| Elend | |
|---|---|
| Genres | neoclassical |
| Years | from 1993 to 2007 |
| A country |  France |
| City | Paris |
| Language of songs | English , French , Latin |
| Labels | Holy records Prophecy productions |
| Composition | Iskandar hasnawi Renaud tschirner David Kempf Eve-gabrielle siskind Nathalie barbary Esteri remond Laura angelmayer |
| elend-music.org | |
Content
Sound
Elend's early albums used samplers and synthesizers to create a dense and terrifying orchestral sound. On Winds Cycle’s latest album, Elend’s sound has expanded, and now they are almost completely dependent on acoustic instruments and chamber orchestras, rather than synthesizers, giving them a more complete and natural sound. They also include electronic and industrial elements in some of their works [4] .
The sound of Elend tends to be aggressive, containing severe atonal dissonance, screaming and changing vocals in such a way that it is associated with certain types of modern classical music. Vocalists sometimes pronounce words as in rock songs, and the sound structure gives the elements of art rock and gothic rock music. Although Elend’s music is not any form of metal, Elend’s members associate it with numerous metal recordings on the Holy Records metal label, and their sharp sound led to Elend’s music, which is usually heard by the audience listening to the metal [6] .
“Winds Cycle” was originally conceived as a five-album cycle, but it was changed to a trilogy. In an interview with a French magazine posted on their official website in June 2007 , Iskandar Hasnawi indicated that the costs and difficulties of recording orchestral music associated with Elend made it impossible to continue the Elend project. Both composers will continue personal projects, including L'Ensemble Orphique.
Group members
Current
- Alexandre Iskandar Hasnaoui: Different Tools (1993—)
- Renaud Tschirner: Different Tools (1993—)
- Sébastien Roland: keyboards, programming (1997—)
- David Kempf: Violin (2000—)
- Esteri Rémond: Soprano Vocals (2003—)
- Laura Angelmayer: Soprano vocals
- Shinji Chihara: Violin
- Klaus Amann: Trombone , trumpet
- Simon Eberl - special effects, sounds and noises
- Nathalie Barbary - Soprano vocals (from 1996—). In 2003, participated as an invited participant
Former
- Eve-Gabrielle Siskind: Soprano Vocals (1994-1995)
Discography
- Leçons de ténèbres - 1994
- Les ténèbres du dehors - 1996
- Weeping Nights - 1997
- The Umbersun - 1998
- Winds Devouring Men - 2003
- Sunwar the Dead - 2004
- A World in Their Screams - 2007
Notes
- ↑ Heavy-Metal.it - Elend - A World In Their Screams Archived July 22, 2011.
- ↑ Archived copy . Date of treatment January 11, 2010. Archived July 22, 2011.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Elend - The Umbersun - Reviews
- ↑ 1 2 Elend - Lecons De Tenebres [Dark Ambient] - Metal Kingdom
- ↑ metal.it "Album" Elend - Sunwar The Dead
- ↑ Elend - Winds Devouring Men :: Le recensioni di Onda Rock